A layman's take: A simple way to think of it is that "gross" income is the total amount of money a product takes in, period. It doesn't take into account any related costs or expenses. Movie studios, record companies and game makers in particular love to point out what a title is "grossing" fo…r promotional purposes. It sounds a whole lot better to say, "The (film/album/game) is grossing over $15 million a week in sales" (assuming that's an accurate statement), than to say, "Unless sales double starting this week, this turkey will never cover its expenses" (which could be an equally accurate statement!). (MORE)

Vorsprung Durch Technik .
Meaning .
This German phrase is usually translated into English as 'progress through technology'. A literal translation would be 'advancement through technology'. There's no single English word which is an exact English equivalent of 'vorsprung'; 'to leap ahead' comes …close..
Origin .
This phrase has been used as a strapline in adverts for Audi cars since the 1980s, capitalizing on the German reputation for technical expertise. (MORE)

Der nickname von Indiana in der USA ist "Hoosiers". Indiana is the Hoosier state. There is no story behind why we are called Hoosiers, the only story that does exist is very hard to explain. If you have a question, feel free to email me at dfort123 @ gmail.com

Correct spelling in german: Sage einem Menschen so oft wie du kannst, dass du ihn lieb hast. Denn der Tag wird kommen, an dem es zu spÃ¤t ist. Translation: Tell a person as often as possible, that you like/love her/him. Because a day will come, when it is too late.

Wie heiÃt das berÃ¼hmteste Polizeihauptquartier in London? translates as What is the name of the most famous police HQ in London? Das berÃ¼hmteste Polizeihauptquartier Londons (und der Welt) ist New Scotland Yard. London's (and the world's) most famous police HQ is New Scotland …Yard. (MORE)

The Demand Test is NOT part of the DURCH test. WHOEVER WROTE THAT ANSWER IS A GIANT LIAR! REAL ANSWER: The Compliance Test is NOT part of the DURCH test. I know that this is correct because i just took a test and this answer made me fail that question.

Wie groÃ ist das Gebiet der BRD im Vergleich zum Gebiet der TÃ¼rkei? translates as How big is the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany compared to the territory of Turkey? Germany covers a total of 137,847 sq. mi. Turkey covers a total of 302,535 sq. mi. Turkey is almost 2.2 ti…mes the size of Germany (MORE)

The sentence wie ist nicht deine Schuld dass du verdammt auf meine MÃ¤dchen gewesen schlagen seitdem Sie das diese Gruppe bekam is pure gobbledegook and it's impossible to offer any kind of translation with any level of certainty but I think what you're trying to ask is How is it not your fa…ult that you have been damned well hitting on my girl (ever) since she joined the group .. (MORE)

That's funny, because "Was ist das" means "What is that," so it sounds like you're asking "What is a that?" The word "das" in German is an article, the. Das Buch is the book in English. It can also mean that.